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Sequela after zygomatic fracture reduction using Kirschner wire: a case report

Seqüela após redução de fratura zigomática empregando fio de Kirschner: relato de caso

Fabiana Vieira Vier, Sandra Aparecida Marinho, João Guilherme Gabriel, Nilza Pereira da Costa, Elaine Bauer Veeck, Denise Warszawsky



ABSTRACT

In this study we present and discuss a case of a patient in which a Kirschner wire was used for fixation of a fractured zygomatic bone. The Kirschner wire was not removed after four weeks as recommended in the literature but only after behaving as foreign body.

Keywords: Kirschner wire, Zygomatic fracture, Foreign body

RESUMO

O presente trabalho objetiva apresentar e discutir um caso clínico em que o fio de Kirschner foi empregado para fixação do osso zigomático fraturado, não sendo removido após quatro semanas, como recomendado pela literatura, comportando-se como corpo estranho, e sendo então removido.

Palavras-chave: Fio de Kirschner, Fratura zigomática, Corpo estranho


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